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Avedon, E. M.; Stewart, T. O. – 1978
This paper describes the use of an automated interactive teaching system for the teaching of a survey course in recreation which examines the phenomenon of leisure from a range of disciplinary perspectives including history, anthropology, archeology, philosophy, religion, economics, sociology, political science, psychology, planning, geography,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Strategies, Educational Television
Welch, Wayne W.; Ward, William H., Jr. – 1975
This study was designed to assess two projects implemented by the Unified Science and Mathematics for Elementary Schools (USMES) program. The program is based on the belief that elementary school students learn mathematics, science, social science, and language arts skills quickly by investigating practical problems taken from the local school and…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Decision Making Skills, Elementary Education
Fowler, William; Kahn, Nasim – 1978
This 5-year study involved the design, development and evaluation of a combined day care and parent guidance program for infants and preschool children, and included comparisons between participants' development from 6 months to 5 years of age and the development of a group of similar children reared entirely at home. Major elements of the parent…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Day Care
Gonder, Peggy – 1979
The report discusses the California State Department of Education's California Master Plan for Special Education, a comprehensive approach to provide special education services to handicapped children. The plan establishes a system that identifies children in need of special education, places children in the programs best suited to their needs,…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children
Baird, Marcia, Comp.; And Others – 1979
This collection of 32 reports presents information on a variety of dial access systems and addresses such specific issues as programming, promotion, evaluation, and community involvement. Individual reports discuss a public library's dial access service, a tape library of financial information, information services in child care, a teacher…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Community Information Services, Dial Access Information Systems
Buck R. Rex Education Agency, Northport, NH. – 1979
This document presents evaluations of four Title I and Impact Aid programs implemented in New York City School District 30: (1) Title I and Impact Aid Teacher-Paraprofessional Reading Team Program; (2) Title I Teacher-Paraprofessional Mathematics Team Program; (3) Title I and Impact Aid-Optional Assignment Reading Program; and (4) Title I…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools
Knight, Michael E. – 1979
This program was designed to improve mathematics achievement by directing intervention toward diagnosed deficiencies in number concepts, computational skills, relationships among measures, and problem solving. Four hundred and twenty second through eighth grade students participated in the program. Math lab rooms were established in each of seven…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Computation, Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Education
Bonn, Robert L. – 1979
The District 21, 1978-79 Title I Reading Program had three basic components: (1) Augmented Reading Services, (2) Optional Assignment, and (3) Non Public Schools. The Augmented Reading Services component operated in six elementary schools, reaching a total of more than 1,300 students defined as below minimum competency and unserved by other…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Diagnostic Teaching, Educationally Disadvantaged
Schoener, John E.; Schwager, Istar – 1979
This is an evaluation of a program designed to improve the reading skills of Title I eligible children in grades 4-6 through the integration of a total art program with a total reading program. A total of 1,176 New York City school children were served by the program, which was conducted by the Board of Education in association with five city…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Compensatory Education, Demonstration Programs
Cultural and Humanistic Educational Systems and Services, Inc., Diamond Bar, CA. – 1979
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII program instituted by the public schools of the District of Columbia serves approximately 1600 students in 14 elementary school sites and includes both Spanish/English and Chinese/English components. This evaluation report details the progress of Title VII bilingual education towards meeting…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Chinese, Elementary Education
California Univ., Berkeley. School of Education. – 1979
This overview of the Bay Area Writing Project (BAWP) discusses the initiation and development of BAWP, the proliferation of programs based on the Bay Area model, and the establishment of the National Writing Project (NWP). The basis for BAWP is described as the recognition that there are outstanding teachers of writing in the schools and that…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutes (Training Programs), Program Descriptions
Detroit Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Bilingual Education. – 1979
This report details plans for future action by the Detroit Public Schools for bilingual education. It begins with an historical overview of national and local bilingual education in the last several years. The next section consists of a statement of goals, both for the program and the students involved. The two following sections address the areas…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Keierleber, Dennis L. – 1977
BORN FREE is a collaborative effort of university-based counseling psychologists and field-site educators to reduce career-related sex stereotyping in 14 educational institutions, and to broaden the range of career options of women and men. The project focuses on the development of training modules (materials, workshops, and videotapes) for…
Descriptors: Careers, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Opportunities
Brown, William H., Comp. – 1979
This report presents evaluations of the programs implemented by District 17 in Brooklyn, New York which were funded by Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and Impact Aid during the 1978-1979 school year. The following programs are discussed: (1) Upgrading Reading Grades 3-9, (2) Program for Learners of English as a Second…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Stern, H. H.; And Others – 1976
In 1973-75, as a result of federal grants, the four major boards of education in Ontario experimented with different approaches to the teaching of French, and an evaluation of the experimental programs was also undertaken. The present report is an overview and evaluation of the entire research effort. Three approaches to French instruction have…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, French, Immersion Programs
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